Trail Perspective

k-jeep · 2015-07-26T05:42:54-07:00

I think a couple of people asked me on Hell Hole about how it compares to others trails so I thought I would post this for others that have run some trails and were wondering about others. We do have our trail ratings but until you have run some trails it may be difficult to put them in perspective. For the trails we tend to run most I'll start with easiest to most difficult. Strawberry --> Hell Hole --> Rubicon --> Barrett --> Fordyce Please correct me if I made any errors. Wasn't 100% sure on Barrett since it's been closed for so long.

k-jeep Member Joined: May 2009
k-jeep Member Joined: May 2009
#126 Jul 2015, 5:42 AM
I think a couple of people asked me on Hell Hole about how it compares to others trails so I thought I would post this for others that have run some trails and were wondering about others. We do have our trail ratings but until you have run some trails it may be difficult to put them in perspective. For the trails we tend to run most I'll start with easiest to most difficult.

Strawberry --> Hell Hole --> Rubicon --> Barrett --> Fordyce

Please correct me if I made any errors. Wasn't 100% sure on Barrett since it's been closed for so long.
Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
#226 Jul 2015, 9:38 AM
I would like to add Slick Rock and deer valley between strawberry and hell hole.

Um...what?
JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
#326 Jul 2015, 11:43 AM
From the Fordyce thread...

The trails we run (mostly)
From "easiest" to "hardest":
Long Canyon - 3
Bear Valley - 3
Strawberry - 4
Deer Valley - 4.5
Hell Hole - 5
Barrett - 6
Rubicon - 6.5
Fordyce - 8
Hammers - 6 to 10+ depending on the trail

I rate Barrett easier than the Rubicon because of all the bypasses.
And of course there are optional sections that can bump up the scores on these trails.

I used to wheel a lot. . .